Review: Out of Turn – Tiffany Snow

Breaking up is hard to do, as Kathleen Turner discovers. After a falling-out with her ex, high-powered attorney Blane Kirk, she’s moving on the best she can. Unfortunately, someone from her past is set on revenge and nothing short of killing Kathleen will stop them.

Keeping his brother’s ex-girlfriend alive isn’t something new to assassin-for-hire Kade Dennon, but this time can he protect her from himself? She’s a woman he can’t convince himself to walk away from, no matter what it costs him.

Regret is a constant companion for Blane as he realizes the truth behind the lies he’s been told. Can love heal the past, or can some mistakes not be undone?

Murder reunites Blane, Kade, and Kathleen as the police put Blane in their crosshairs. Blane may lose everything unless he and Kade can find the real murderer before it’s too late. But if they can’t set aside their love for the same woman and work together, it will tear them apart.

In Out of Turn, Kathleen is caught between two warring brothers, and the consequences may be fatal.

Series: Kathleen Turner Series #4
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Source: NetGalley
Reviewer: Candace and Shannon
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Candace’s Thoughts

From the minute I cracked open this book, I was hooked and it was the same kind of hooked I had through the first three books of the series. It is hard to hold my attention when a series gets over 2-3 books. Tiffany Snow captivated me from page one. You could literally feel Katherine’s heartache and pain in the early chapters. We have all been there at one point in our lives and we can fully understand why she walls herself away from not only Blaine but everyone in her life. Her friends and family are concerned. She is drinking too much and eating too little. She is just surviving each and every day.

Right from go, someone is after Kathleen again and lucky for her Kade is there to help her out. She is glad to see him but she is hurt that Kade disappeared and is wondering why. We all know he had his reasons. This book really dives into Kade and Kathleen’s relationship. Kade’s feelings for Kathleen are his saving grace. He needs her and I couldn’t wait for him to have her in this book. The trip to Vegas is one of the hottest sequences in this series. The push and pull between these two is fast paced and heart stopping. I couldn’t get enough.

I am so glad that Ms. Snow made sure that Kathleen didn’t run back to Blaine. Strong females that do not nose dive at the first sight of their lost loves are few and far between in books sometimes. Even though Blaine now knows the error of his ways, she doesn’t quickly forgive him. The tension between the two is thick and heart breaking all the way to the end.

Some of my favorite scenes are when the two brothers are with Kathleen. The quick wit and verocious banter between the two is fun to read. I can’t imagine having brothers fight over me but if they did, I would want it to be much as Kane and Blaine do throughout this book. The closet scene in Kandi’s house is one of the hottest scenes I have read this year…Every woman’s fantasy for sure!

Tiffany Snow, kudos to you for knocking this book out of the park. After Book Three, I couldn’t see where you were going and this book was like receiving an Early Christmas Present. I can’t wait for Book Five and Kane’s Book as well. I am will be heartbroken when it ends. You have officially shifted me to Team Kade!

Shannon’s Thoughts

I’m not sure I can write a review that will do this book justice.  It’s that awesome.  It’s an edge of your seat, keep you up all night, page turner.  In my opinion, this is the best of the series and some of Tiffany Snow’s best writing work.  She’s taken angst and emotional turmoil to a new level with this entry into the series.  And let’s not forget some of the best one-liners coming out of Kade’s mouth.

Out of Turn picks up a few weeks after Blane and Kathleen’s break up.  Kathleen isn’t dealing with it very well.  She’s drinking, sometimes heavily, to numb her emotions instead of falling apart for the pain she still feels over what was said and done.  But Kathleen discovers she has bigger problems on her hands:  mainly James Gage wants her dead because of her role in sending him to prison.  And when Kathleen’s in trouble that can only mean one thing…Blane and Kade to the rescue, even if she doesn’t think she needs it.

There is a very interesting dynamic between Kathleen, Blane and Kade.  She might be pissed at one (or at times both of them), Blane and Kade could be pissed at each other or Kathleen, but they always have each others backs.  And when you see this dynamic at work, you have to wonder just how Kathleen is going to be able to deal with her feelings for both of them.  Out of Turn focuses quite a bit on Kathleen and Kade’s relationship, so we get to see just what Kathleen feels for Kade.  But at the same time, she can’t deny what she feels for Blane.  No matter how much the hurt over what happened between them overshadows her love, she does still love him.  Is she in love with Blane?  Is she in love with Kade?  That’s the million dollar question and I don’t envy Kathleen and the decision she has to make.

If you haven’t picked up this series, it’s one that I highly recommend.  It’s addictive.  For me, I’ll be seeking therapy as I wait for the final book, POINT OF NO RETURN, to come out in May.